Backrooms spawned from a YouTube series, and if you want to familiarize yourself with the world, these are the videos to check out.

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Here's the wild story of how an anonymous internet comment spawned \

The movie, which hits theaters Friday, is also produced by genre leaders James Wan and Osgood Perkins, and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve and Mark Duplass.

A bold horror tale directed by YouTube creator Kane Parsons, Backrooms was inspired by the popular Portal video games.

PARIS, May 28 — Originating as a creepy shared story told online by ordinary internet users, the “Backrooms” universe erupts into American cinemas tomorrow with a film...

“Backrooms,” a psychological horror flick opening this weekend, is part of a wave of breakout films from fledgling directors who honed their instincts on YouTube.

Filmmakers like Kane Parsons are getting their start on YouTube, before moving to bigger productions.

Short answer: Yes. But there's a caveat.

You'll audibly gasp in the theater, guaranteed

Director Kane Parsons explains the lore of 'Backrooms' for people who aren't yet initiated, and talks about future installments.

The film has years of internet lore backing up its premise

A24’s Backrooms nails the feeling of the Backrooms: drifting into an undetermined limbo that is unnavigable and inhospitable.

Before “Backrooms” made it to the big screen, Kane Parsons was creating a creepy Youtube series of found footage videos of the same name.

Backrooms spawned from a YouTube series, and if you want to familiarize yourself with the world, these are the videos to check out.

Kane Parsons’ "Backrooms" is off to a blazing start in theaters, something that will no doubt alter A24’s strategy when it comes to the film’s digital streaming release.

Kane Parsons' 'Backrooms' is now the second Gen-Z led film breaking records this weekend.

The movie’s massive opening weekend haul is the largest ever for an original horror film.

AP:Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theatres around the country this weekend for a small-budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that began on the…

Why "Backrooms," a horror film from director Kane Parsons, defied box office expectations.

How 'Backrooms' producers helped a 20-Year-Old YouTube director Kane Parsons turn his viral videos into a box office smash.